Another major win for One Battle After Another. If they can pick up the National Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics awards, that might be the end of the race. One surprising omission is Hamnet, which didn’t get into the top “10” list at all. A bit shocking for the one film that could have given One Battle some trouble. Please also note that although the NBR does not include their category winners in their Top “10” lists, I include them there because that makes the most sense because top ten implies, the best film is in the list.

Awards Tallies

(5) One Battle After Another
(2) Sinners
(1) Arco, Cover-Up, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, It Was Just an Accident, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, Sentimental Value, Sorry Baby, Train Dreams

The Awards

Best Picture

One Battle After Another

Best Animated Film

Arco

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another

Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another

Best Actress

Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

Best Supporting Actor

Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actress

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value

Best Original Screenplay

Sinners

Best Adapted Screenplay

Train Dreams

Best Cinematography

Sinners

Best International Film

It Was Just an Accident

Best Documentary

Cover-Up

Best Directorial Debut

Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby

Best Breakthrough Performance

Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another

Stunt Artistry

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Top Films

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• F1
• Frankenstein
• Jay Kelly
• Marty Supreme
• One Battle After Another
• Rental Family
• Sinners
• Train Dreams
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• Wicked: For Good

Top Independent Films

• The Baltimorons
• Bring Her Back
• Father Mother Sister Brother
• Friendship
• Good Boy
• If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
• The Mastermind
• Rebuilding
• Sorry, Baby
• Urchin

Top International Films

• It Was Just an Accident
• Left-Handed Girl
• The Love That Remains
• The Secret Agent
• Sentimental Value
• Sirāt

Top Documentaries

• 2000 Meters to Andriivka
• Come See Me in the Good Light
• Cover-Up
• My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay
• Natchez
• Orwell: 2+2=5

Freedom of Expression

Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk

National Board of Review Data

Year Founded: December 24, 1908
First Awards: 1929 (97)